The Faculty of Public Health today publishes our joint manifesto on public health, alongside the Royal Society of Public Health. 12 Steps to Better Public Health offers a dozen practical recommendations that, if adopted by the next government, will improve the UK’s health and well-being for the new decade. The joint public health manifesto calls for:
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A minimum price of 50p per unit of alcohol sold
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No junk food advertising in pre-watershed television
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Ban smoking in cars with children
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Chlamydia screening for university and college freshers
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20 mph limit in built up areas
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A dedicated school nurse for every secondary school
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25% increase in cycle lanes and cycle racks by 2015
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Compulsory and standardised front-of-pack labelling for all pre-packaged food
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Olympic legacy to include commitment to expand and upgrade school sports facilities and playing fields across the UK
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Introduce presumed consent for organ donation
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Free school meals for all children under 16
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Stop the use of transfats
The full manifesto is available to read here, and the front-page Guardian story, with an accompanying podcast from our President Alan Maryon-Davis, is available to read here.
